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A Biracial Family Risks Persecution in 1920s Cape Town

December 16, 2022

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Resoketswe Manenzhe’s debut novel, “Scatterlings,” witnesses the dissolution of a young family in the wake of South Africa’s Immorality Act, which outlawed interracial relationships.

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A Biracial Family Risks Persecution in 1920s Cape Town

Resoketswe Manenzhe’s debut novel, “Scatterlings,” witnesses the dissolution of a young family in the wake of South Africa’s Immorality Act, which outlawed interracial relationships.

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